AI Research Intern

Silimate (YC S23); Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary

Commuting stipend

Team meals

Job summary

Silimate (YC S23) in Mountain View is seeking software interns with significant experience in AI research to help push the frontier of AI-native tools and agent-driven workflows for chip design. This is an in-person role at our Mountain View office and can be either part-time or full-time effective immediately.

This may transition into a full-time role. You’ll work closely with founders on research direction and design decisions, contributing to the growth and velocity of a fast-growing startup

Qualifications

• Experience with applied AI and AI research.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and benchmark methodology across models, algorithms, and training frontiers for AI-native chip design.
• Collaborate directly with the founders on key research direction and design decisions.

Skills

Python

C++

AI research

Job description

We’re hiring software interns with significant experience with AI research (across models, algorithms, and training methodology) to help push the frontier of our AI-native tools and agent-driven workflows for chip design.

This is an in-person role at our Mountain View office, and can be either part-time or full-time effective immediately.

This may transition into a full-time role.

Who You Are

You’re excited about directly contributing to the growth and velocity of a fast-growing startup that is transforming the way chips are built by the semiconductor industry.

You are resourceful, a self-starter, and care intensely about the quality of your work.

You want to work at a scrappy startup that sets and meets aggressive goals.

You enjoy working in-person with others, and are able to come to our Mountain View office multiple times a week.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, implement, and benchmark methodology across models, algorithms, and training frontiers for AI-native chip design
• Collaborate directly with the founders on key research direction and design decisions

Minimum Requirements

• Available for 15-40 hours/week in-person in Mountain View, CA
• Good at writing/shipping high-quality code (Python/C++) quickly
• Experience with applied AI and AI research
• Adaptive, data-driven, and works from first principles

Benefits

• Generous salary
• Commuting stipend
• Team meals